Never in my life have I ever seen a hall so silent except when a storyteller was there performing in a stage.Twice in my life have I ever seen that amount of audience interact and chant back except when it was Vanessa Esteves at the NILE TESOL,and today when it was Jan Blake telling her... Continue Reading →
So you have an observation this week.You will need to write a detailed lesson plan the one where you end up writing 12 pages for ONE hour observation.What is more you are delivering the session and trying to follow up with the 100 steps you yourself added the night before.Well, that is me anyway but... Continue Reading →
An interesting session was held by Jenny Giambalvo Rode.It was titled :Self-marketing for English teachers - use your strengths for competitive advantage.Jenny is not an English teacher but in the field of marketing.She starts off by describing teachers as one person company whose consumers are their students.Then she walks her audience through defined steps that should... Continue Reading →
Dear Diary,Today I am sharing some inspiring news!The first interview I saw on the day before the start of the plenaries 12-04-2016 was Rob interviewing Julie Pratten.She shared such an inspiring story about teaching at Syrian refugee camps in Iraq, as a logistic officer named Khaniwar Ali approached Julie via Facebook asking for help to... Continue Reading →
Dear Diary,During my teaching practises this term,as always, students have taught me a new lesson.Of course one tends to learn new things about one 's self and students.However the lesson my students taught me this term was sent to me through different messages at different times.The message/lesson is "WE ,students, understand a great deal about... Continue Reading →
IATEFL BloggerHorray! you are now an IATEFL Blogger !!It all started with an invitation email to be a white listed IATEFL blogger for the year 2016.First I thought it was sent by mistake.So I applied believing that my reflection blog will be turned down.It won't be a first for I am a band 6 IELTS... Continue Reading →
I have been teaching English for six years before deciding to get a qualification in teaching. I used to think that teaching is a passion and so you just bring yourself and your excitement to the classroom and that's it.No need for a plan or goals. Well, my goal was to have fun, making the false assumption... Continue Reading →
Is creativity meant only for teachers?Creativity has always been a driving force when it comes to planning my lessons.I have always been described as a crazy teacher but then it also means that I am the creative one not my students who only seem to set back and enjoy the activities.This has... Continue Reading →
Dear diary,Finally the summer school has finished and I am enjoying a bit of relaxation before launching back into the new term.I want to share a dream with you! My dream is to participate someday in a larger event where I can enjoy the company of other teachers who come from different countries to learn/share... Continue Reading →
Dear diary, Today is my first time to start blogging.I have been teaching for Ummm, let me see,seven years now and i have always wanted to speak out share how I feel with other teachers.I also believe in the importance of keeping a record of my own lessons,daily class incidents and maybe just ,maybe relax... Continue Reading →
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